History of System

Partnership Formation.

Name System Advanced Driver Training

Accredited by General Accident and included on their Fleet Training Register (Appendix 1).

Accredited by Approved Driving Instructor Training Establishments, Management Committee.

Services Delivered:

• Driving Instructor Training.
• Fleet Driver Training.
• CSM Driving School.

Staff: 0

1994 Moved to leased offices in Lowther Street, Carlisle.

Large Goods Vehicle Training now added.

Accredited by Quality Guild.

Committed to Investors in People.

Staff: 1

1995 National Carriage of dangerous Goods by Road added to portfolio.

Fleet Driver Training Association membership gained.

Staff: 3

Fork Lift Truck Training is introduced from Blackdyke Road, Carlisle. RTITB Accredited.

Services Delivered:

• Management of Occupational Road Risk
• Fleet Driver Training
• Driver Licence Acquisition Categories B, C, C+E, D & D1
• Instructor Training
• Safety Awareness Courses.
• Fork Lift Truck Training
• Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road.

Staff: 9

1997 Recruitment Services for Provision of Drivers added to portfolio. System Recruitment Limited

1998 Entry to the new Official Register of Driving Standards

Agency Instructor Training Establishments

Additional Recruitment Services offered:

• System invited to contribute at national level to:
  • Fleet Training Initiative for Instructor Standards
  • Company Vehicle Accident Reporting (CoVIR)
• Fork Lift Truck Unit opened at Whitehaven

Staff: 15

Change trading status to Limited

A 3 acre site acquired at Carlisle Airport with a view to building a corporate HQ and Training Centre.

February 2001 sees the opening of the new HQ building at Carlisle Airport by Mike Ambrose, DSA Registrar of Driving Instructors. New services being offered in I.T. Training, Crane Training and Manual Handling.

Staff: 25

2002 System Driver Training Limited name changed to System Group Limited.

CPC Courses for National and International LGV and PCV launched under our own brand.

System I.T. Ltd launched as part of System Group.

System Driver Training achieves LSC provider status for Modern Apprenticeships.

3 Co-financing bids are successful from LGV/PCV, ADI and ICT Sections.

Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) department launched offering CIEH and IOSH accredited courses and consultancy.

Staff: 30

2003 Launch of the Modern Apprenticeship in Accountancy programme

Staff: 34

2004 Acquisition of Motor Vehicle Training contract from LSC for 80 learners.

Acquisition of West Cumbria Training FLT Centre

Incorporated as a core partner in the NE Logistics CoVE, Logistics Excellence North East (LENE)

Staff: 48

2005 Middlesbrough centre established on Middlesbrough College Campus.

Cumbria Traffic Management buildings purchased giving System Training H/Q a 3 acre footprint and more than double the warehouse and classroom capacity.

Staff: 63

2006 Contract with Nuclear Decommissioning Authority gained.

SPMO, Warehousing and Cleaning NVQs launched.

Experience Booster developed in association with Skills for Logistics.

Motor Vehicle Workshop built in CTM building

Train to Gain pilots ran successfully.

Staff: 72

2007 Train to Gain contracts secured.

Eddie Stobart engaged in Train the Trainer and Train to Gain.

National contract won with Gist.

DHL Argos engaged.

Staff: 76

2008 SAFED Accredited launched.

ASDA contract for the training and assessment of 2,700 drivers secured.

University of Cumbria engaged and H/Q becomes a distributed campus for the University.

Simon Management training arm purchased.

DHL Automotive engaged.

Staff: 84

2009 System Group Limited now trading as System Training.

Consortia scheme accredited by JAUPT

MAN agree national CPC partnership offer.

An employed intensive Apprenticeship programme launched in Carlisle with 27 apprentices in first cohort.

Tesco contract for Train the Trainer secured.

TQS standard achieved.

Staff: 102